Sat, Oct 4, 2025, 1:00 PM EDTWeek 6 · at Temple · Conference game
Closing spread
UTSA -6.5
✓ TEM W
Total
57.5
▼ Under · 48 pts
Model before kickoff
UTSA 32–26 TEM
✗ UTSA (67%) lost
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUTSA -6.5
CloseUTSA -6.5
Total58.5 → 57.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Market
Open → close
Spread
OpenUTSA -6.5
no move
CloseUTSA -6.5
No change since the open
Total
Open58.5
▼ 1
Close57.5
Down 1 since the open
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UTSA -6.5 · unchangedmodel UTSA -5.5
model UTSA -5.5
Opened 58.5 · closed 57.5 · moved 1 downmodel 58
model 58
Openline modelKickoff
Line context
Road favorites of 5.5–7.5 since 2023: won 66%, covered 55% (132 games)ⓘ
Closing line · ESPN BET
SourceESPN BET closing line
OpenUTSA -6.5
CloseUTSA -6.5
Total58.5 → 57.5
Books differ and lines move; check your sportsbook before betting.
Similar games
The recent games that looked most like this one before kickoff, and how they turned out
In the 10 games most like
UTSA as a 6.5-point road favorite at TEM, the favorite won 6, covered 4, and 4 went over the total.
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This game: TEM won 27–21 outright; the favorite didn’t cover, as in 6 of the 10 similar games. 48 points stayed under 57.5, as in 6 of 10.
Favorite won
6 of 1060%
Normal range · usually 68%
Favorite covered
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 51%
Went over
4 of 1040%
Normal range · usually 50%
All three sit in the normal range for favorites of this size, so history shows no clear lean. Average result: favorite by 4.1 against an average line of 6.5; 56.5 points a game (usually 53.1). Of the 4 overs, 2 had cashed by the end of Q3. When games like this go over ›
All 10 games
| Match | Game | Line | Final | Covered | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar situation & team ratings |
-7.5 | 17–20 | L | U60.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 8 · very close · similar spread & season form |
-6 | 21–28 | L | U56 |
| Very close |
2024 · Week 7 · very close · similar rest & total |
-3.5 | 25–17 | W | U60.5 |
| Very close |
2023 · Week 6 · very close · similar spread & situation |
-6 | 35–28 | W | O59 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 7 · close · similar rest & total |
-5.5 | 41–37 | L | O58.5 |
| Close |
2024 · Week 11 · close · similar total & situation |
-10 | 44–37 | L | O55.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 7 · close · similar situation & spread |
-7.5 | 30–31 | L | O60 |
| Close | 2022 · Week 8 · close · similar total & situation |
-7 | 14–41 | L | U58 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 12 · close · similar season form & spread |
-5 | 45–10 | W | U63.5 |
| Close |
2023 · Week 9 · close · similar rest & situation |
-6.5 | 31–13 | W | U53.5 |
History, not a prediction. Every FBS game from 2022 on is compared with this one as it looked before kickoff (team strength, the betting line, season form, situation, venue and rest), and only close matches are kept. How matches are found
Signals
The data signal, and 2 trends and market moves behind it
Slight Temple ATS trend Hit
Slight-or-stronger ATS leans went 873-886 (50%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
Slight Over trend Miss
Slight-or-stronger total leans went 509-553 (48%) in our 2023–26 backtest.
None of these signals has beaten the market in our backtest, so this describes why the matchup is interesting — it isn’t a pick.
Temple ATS trend (3-1)
Temple have covered 75% of their games with a line this season. · Backtest 2023–26: 338-337 (50%)
Both teams trending Over (6-2 combined)
Their games this season have mostly gone over the total. · Backtest 2023–26: 66-66 (50%)
Totals
Over/under before kickoff
Stayed under: it needed 13 in the 4th quarter and got 3. 51% of games with totals 53.5–61.5 went over.
When games like this go over ›Last 10 games
Before kickoff, this and last season
| Straight up | Spread | Over / under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6-4 60% | 7-3 70% | 8-2 80% | |
| 4-6 40% | 6-4 60% | 6-4 60% |
Recent meetings
Last 2 since 2023
UTSA 2–0 TEM
UTSA leads · 2 games since 2023 · UTSA has won the last 2 meetings
| Date | Result | Line | ATS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22 2024 | Temple 27 @ UTSA 51 | UTSA -17.5 | UTSA W |
| Oct 7 2023 | UTSA 49 @ Temple 34 | UTSA -11 | UTSA W |
Matchup stats
Season to date before kickoff · ranks among 137 FBS teams
Power rating this season
pts vs an average team · #rank · tap a dot
UTSA−2.5 →−1.5▲ 1.0#74
TEM−16.1 →−9.3▲ 6.8#103
Predashed line = average team · hover or tap a dotW5
Longer bar = better
#69
Offense
Even#65
#98
Defense
Even#94
+0.8 #35
Turnovers
TEM better ▶+1.3 #9
69 plays #44
Pace
◀ UTSA faster67 plays #66
Unit by unitEach offense against the other's defense
| UTSA off | TEM def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 31.3 #62 | 26.0 #85 | UTSA |
| Yards / play | 5.93 #65 | 5.93 #107 | UTSA |
| PPA / play | +0.21 #45 | +0.11 #80 | UTSA |
| Success rate | 40% #103 | 45% #105 | Even |
| TEM off | UTSA def | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points / game | 31.0 #65 | 30.3 #114 | TEM |
| Yards / play | 5.46 #93 | 5.94 #108 | Even |
| PPA / play | +0.23 #40 | +0.20 #111 | TEM |
| Success rate | 45% #60 | 40% #59 | Even |
Points by quarter and half
Per game this season before kickoff · ranks among 136 FBS teams
UTSA scoring against the TEM defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3.3 #119 | 11.3 #35 | 14.5 #78 | 8.8 #33 | 8.0 #55 | 16.8 #34 | |
10.5 #128 | 6.0 #49 | 16.5 #108 | 7.0 #106 | 2.5 #8 | 9.5 #45 |
TEM scoring against the UTSA defense
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7.0 #55 | 10.3 #48 | 17.3 #48 | 5.3 #83 | 8.5 #45 | 13.8 #67 | |
2.3 #24 | 8.5 #97 | 10.8 #57 | 9.5 #128 | 10.0 #125 | 19.5 #132 |
Game conditions
At kickoff
Home field
home-field points in the model
Weather
77° · 3 mph
gusts 12 mph · at kickoff
Rest
UTSA14d bye
TEM14d bye
Even
Tempo
Average 135 plays
slowavg 134fast
Travel
UTSA 1,503 mi
1 time zone
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